BAB I

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Malaysian education system has shown remarkable progress in terms of curriculum and

infrastructure. Curriculum in Malaysia has been diversifying and updated to always meet the

current needs of our country. Similarly, the facilities provided. More and more schools built

and equipped with modern information technology, computer and so on. However, despite

the progress and the facility is still inadequate to the created and applied without bias,

particularly for social science subjects such as visual art. Facilities and new and different

approaches have been realized as collaboration between the school and the gallery or

museum to raise the interest and better understanding in the learning of the subject Visual

Arts Education.

Museum Magnet School Program is a project-based academic program conducted in

partnership with museums and schools. The program includes research, writing, creation of

objects, the creation of exhibitions, and public speaking.It emphasizes the critical

investigation and analysis in the learning process-oriented environment and fully interactive

disciplines and expanding beyond the walls of the museum classroom, community, and

world. Programs like this will expose students to a learning environment that is different from

usual because students can understand what they are learning faster once the teaching and

learning process more effective. This is because students can see and feel their own examples

of historical material or artwork in reality.

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education is a continuous process. In the philosophy of National Education, the goal of

education is to create a balanced physically, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually. Only

proper education can help a person overcome the challenges of life in the future. According

to Dewey (1987) in Arman (2001), schools are social institutions and education is a process

of life. In his book "Democracy and Education" Dewey (1916), pointed out that the existence

of a community is through teaching and learning as well as transmission through

communication. But most schools in Malaysia have failed to create the spirit of love

academics and students fail to develop interest in the appreciation of art and history. This is

because the only activities carried out in the classroom, whereas activities outside the

classroom are also very important as visits to art galleries or museums to demonstrate clearly

too specific examples.

Malaysian education system has shown remarkable progress in terms of curriculum and

infrastructure. Curriculum in Malaysia has been diversifying and updated to always meet the

current needs of our country. Similarly, the facilities provided. More and more schools built

and equipped with modern information technology, computer and so on. However, despite

the progress and the facility is still inadequate to the created and applied without bias,

particularly for social science subjects such as visual art. Facilities and new and different

approaches have been realized as collaboration between the school and the gallery or

museum to raise the interest and better understanding in the learning of the subject Visual

Arts Education.

Museum Magnet School Program is a project-based academic program conducted in

partnership with museums and schools. The program includes research, writing, creation of

objects, the creation of exhibitions, and public speaking. It emphasizes the critical

investigation and analysis in the learning process-oriented environment and fully interactive

disciplines and expanding beyond the walls of the museum classroom, community, and

world. Programs like this will expose students to a learning environment that is different from

usual because students can understand what they are learning faster once the teaching and

learning process more effective. This is because students can see and feel their own examples

of historical material or artwork in reality.

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Problems in performance and academic achievement are closely associated with the activities

carried out in schools. Based on the above discussion, it was found that most students are less

interested and less motivated in learning the subject of visual art. This study will investigate

the influence of a museum or gallery in the process of teaching and learning in schools.

This study was done as most of the teaching and learning process in the school at present

only conducted in the classroom only causes students not to know and understand an example

of a clearly expressed by teachers. This is because not all students at the school to reflect on

their own what the teacher explained. In addition, most teenagers or students are not

interested to make a museum or art gallery was one of the places that should be visited and

they do not know the importance of museums and galleries to themselves and society. It is

hoped that this study will be able to meet the needs of various stakeholders, especially the

serving teachers, government employees are learning, education researchers and university

students as a reference.

1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

The general objective of this study are:

1. To assess the level of perception,

2. Awareness

3. An importance and effectiveness of school-museum magnet program in teaching and

learning in schools.

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Several questions were identified:

1. the extent of the overall effectiveness of the School-Museum Magnet Program.

2. the level of students' perception of the effectiveness of the school and School-

Museum Magnet program

3. the level of students awareness of the effectiveness of School-Museum Magnet

Program.

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Hopefully, this research will be able to:

1. provide guidance to teachers what are the factors that influence students' interest in

visual art.

2. Permission is a guide to the teacher what characteristics are preferred by students to

motivate students to continue to learn.

3. A museum or gallery as the second school to get information and learn of its

importance in improving student performance.

1.6 LIMITATION OF STUDY

The scope of this study focuses on teachers in high school and middle school students only.

1.7 CONCLUSION

It is hoped that this study shows the importance and advantages Museum Magnet School

Program conducted by each school in Malaysia. In addition, this study may be used as a

benchmark and reference for teachers and other researchers to improve teaching techniques

and thereby improving the quality of teaching and learning and achievement exam.

BAB II

2.1 INTRODUCTION

Museum education is a learning process in a way to see the exhibits, touch the

artifacts on display and feel the strength, hear the explanations given about the collection of

artifacts on display, holds a collection of materials that are shown (experience) through

compilation or collection of artifacts on display at a museum (Condit: 1976).Educational

activities at the museum today has found the work by Kenneth Hudson (1976). He

summarizes the current development of the museum can be developed to introduce the

museum through education around the world to ensure they get the right information and

unfounded.

Museum education will ensure the preservation of cultural identity to continue to be

appreciated by the community. Museum is no longer a home store or agent for keeping the

artefacts.

There is a manifest proof of the matters relating to education as noted by George Brown

Goode (1897) at the end of the 19th century.

He suggested that the museum put a label on each of the display so that the visitors can find

out what is seen by them as well as considering the collection or display material.

Museum became a powerful institution as a means of education. Education is the theme of

the museum is constantly repeated during the last century not only in literature museum but

involve international museum conferences (International Council of Museums: 1972).

Olofsson (1979) explains in some countries, tourist guide and several programs have been conducted

for the purpose of education in a museum that can only be used by a small number of students and

student groups.

A fact that will set the truth through research done by the researchers, who carried out the

exhibition and science activities related artifacts. This would be beneficial to better

understanding of the past that have occurred (Stone & Molyneaux: 1994).

The purpose of the museum is to provide education and ensure that any information supplied

about a fact or truth is the truth.

A fact that will set the truth through research done by the researchers, who

carried out the exhibition and science activities related artefacts. This would

be beneficial to better understanding of the past that have occurred (Stone

& Molyneaux: 1994).

According to Olofsson (1979), the purpose of the museum education research is to determine

the conditions of a flow of information is on the right, give the professional the opportunity to

see the collections assembled, visitors to view material- exhibits can exchange ideas, their

sesame suggestions and support colleagues who are in the museum because in their

educational priorities of the manifest is still at a low level to strengthen and foster cultural

appreciation through education and heritage among Malaysians.

BAB III

3.1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter deals with matters relating to the methodology of the study. Researcher

on several aspects of the method that will be used in this study. These aspects include the

Research Design, Population and Sample, Instrumentation, Validity and realibility, Data

Collection, and Data Analysis Plan.

3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN

The method used in this study is a descriptive survey. This descriptive study is a study

that aims to apply a phenomenon that is being used to gain information about the facts of

beliefs, feelings, desires and so on (Mohd Najib, 1990). A survey questionnaire was used in

this study. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics using the frequency.

According to Mohd Najib (2003), the survey is a method used to obtain information on past

traffic through the collection of all data, usually via a questionnaire. Quantitative data were

analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Kerlinger (1985) noted that this method is suitable to measure opinions, achievements

and attitudes of respondents. Another advantage of this method is the fact that the samples

need to respond at some point.

The questionnaire used in this study to examine the interest and involvement of teachers and

students in teaching and learning based on the Museum Magnet School Program, and see

how the problems faced by the teacher to carry out the program.

3.3 POPULATION AND SAMPLE

The study was carried out act at a school in Kulai Jaya, Johor. Chose this school based

researchers conveniently commute information. Respondents who selected a total of 50 Form

Five students of Visual Arts stream and 5 teachers who teach the subject.

3.4 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

The instrument used in this study is questionnaire of binary or "Yes-No". A questionnaire

given to the respondents are divided into four two parties ie Part A, B, C and D. Part A

consists of three questions that include questions about the student's background and Part B

consists of 15 questions covering the subject matter of the importance of the visual arts. Part

C is made from boiling 16 questions about the importance of the Museum pengjaran and

learning process in schools. Next Part D consists of the factors that influence school

achievement in Visual Arts which consists of 16 questions.

3.5 RESEARCH PROCEDURES

To launch the study poses a confirmation letter from the Faculty of Education,

Universiti Teknologi Mara obtained. With the help and cooperation of principals and

teachers, data collection and complete instructions for each of the questionnaire provided.

A questionnaire will be distributed by the researchers to selected schools to ensure

that there were no dropouts or delays in the delivery process. After all Respondent answered

the questionnaires, the researchers will collect the set of questionnaire to enable researchers

to analyze.

3.6 DATA ANALYSIS

Analysts data involve activities such as organizing, selecting, combining and

scheduling data has been collected (Mohd Najib, 2000). Data processing is done is to get

useful information from the data.

Having collected the questionnaires, the researchers analyzed studies on the raw data.

Then the data were analyzed by using the Statistical Package For Science (SPSS) version

10.0 to find out the frequency, and the average value per share

.

3.7 CONCLUSION

There are various methods to do a researcher in conducting the study. Each topic will

be examined must provide appropriate research methodology. Each study should be carried

out in order to satisfy the findings of this study as required.

MUSEUM MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM

Noor Fauzuliana Bt Mohamad Saleh

MAed (visual arts education) UiTM Shah Alam

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Dec 2013